Bob Godfrey
English animator (1921–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),[1] known as Bob Godfrey, was an English animator whose career spanned more than fifty years.[2] He is probably best known for the children's cartoon series Roobarb (1974), Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1976–77) and Henry's Cat (1983–93) and for the Trio chocolate biscuit advertisements[3] shown in the UK during the early 1980s. However, he also produced a BAFTA and Academy award-winning short film Great (1975),[4] a humorous biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Further Academy Awards nominations received were for Kama Sutra Rides Again (1971), Dream Doll (1979), with Zlatko Grgic,[5] and Small Talk (1994) with animator Kevin Baldwin.[6]
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Bob Godfrey MBE | |
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Born | Roland Frederick Godfrey (1921-05-27)27 May 1921 |
Died | 21 February 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 91) |
Nationality | British |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Spouse | Beryl Godfrey (1947–2013) |
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